17 Dec 2018
R v Hura [2018] NZHC 3347
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 3347
- Court
- High Court
Court fixed a nine and a half year starting point for Hura's two manslaughter counts (with no additional uplift for minor drug possession), then reduced that starting point for youth, documented cognitive impairment, remorse and EM bail to a final term of six years with no minimum. For Pulemoana the court accepted life imprisonment was mandatory for murder, assessed his culpability as a party significantly lower than the principal offender and, applying s104 criteria, determined a minimum period of imprisonment of 14 years (less than 17) was appropriate; the manslaughter sentence was fixed at…